How to Fishing Common Carp

 From the scientific name Cyprinus carpio, the carp is a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. The body of this fish is elongated in shape and slimy in appearance. Their skin is completely covered with scales called "cycloids". This type of scales, typical of white fish, has the particularity of being fine and flexible. The carp's mouth is slightly rounded and is surrounded by four barbels, two long and two short. Carp use these barbels to find their food when they are at depth. It has a dorsal fin and a caudal fin that serve as a rudder and allow them to move. Its dorsal fin is relatively long and consists of spiny rays. Their belly color is mostly green or yellow.

Carp behavior The carp is a particularly cautious cyprinid that thrives in calm water with slow currents. Ponds, rivers, and lakes represent their surroundings. It is a gregarious animal. That is, it lives in groups made up of individuals of more or less equal size, except for the largest individuals that prefer to live alone. Preferring waters with a sandy and muddy bottom, carp especially like to stay in the depths. It also likes spaces with natural obstacles such as rocks and tall water grasses to hide from predators. In hot weather, especially in summer, the carp are very active. In winter, the drop in temperature makes it inactive, or even completely inactive. Carp feeding An omnivorous fish, carp are not very picky when it comes to their diet. It feeds on algae, young shoots, seeds of aquatic plants, or plant debris. Their diet also consists of invertebrates: earthworms, insect larvae, small mollusks. Occasionally, it also eats fry. To find its food, it wanders around the bottom and searches the mud. It is necessary to know that the temperature modifies the appetite of the carp. In fact, when the temperature drops below 8°, it feeds very little, if any. Similarly, when the temperature rises above 20°, carp eat less.

Common carp fishing Where to fish carp? Carp can be fished in areas of calm and calm water, preferably warm, where carp tend to be more comfortable, both in rivers and in reservoirs and lakes. Not all stretches of water in the river or reservoir have the same carp activity, so it is important to look for areas where carp look for food, and these will be good fishing areas. It is common for them to be found in coverage areas where there are submerged trees or trunks, or even trees near the shore. In addition, it is important to take into account areas where there are natural sediments. If we see bubbles or jumps in the water, these are signs that the carp are not far away, and that it may be a good fishing area. If we fish by boat, the use of a probe will be essential to find the movement of the carp and see where they eat.

When to fish for carp? Carp fishing is carried out mainly in warm periods: spring, summer and autumn. In winter the carp reduce their activity to the maximum. Baits for carp fishing The carp angler has many options when it comes to the bait he will use to fish for carp: The classic bait, and probably the most widely used, is corn. Versatile and effective on white fish, corn gives excellent results. The boilie is also a bait of choice that has been tried and tested for a long time. Round in shape and with different diameters, it is an effective bait composed of a mixture of flours (wheat flour, fish flour, etc.). Seeds such as lupine and tiger nut can also be used for carp fishing. For natural baits, the carp angler mainly uses worms, worms but also larvae. Carp fishing techniques There are several fishing techniques, but the most used in this area are carp fishing and the English blow. If it is the first time for you, we recommend that you take a fishing guide to learn the techniques and have better results. Carpfishing Very widespread technique among our customers. Normally, by using this technique, larger carp specimens are obtained. Fishing rods are generally mounted on the shore with a tripod and key detectors (but we can also use the usual fishing bell). At first it is bottom fishing, with a sinker and boilers or pellets, but there are also pop-ups that float and allow you to play with different depths. Undoubtedly, a whole world to explore and, from what we have found, many fishermen are getting hooked! Carp fishing is usually done from the shore, but it is also possible from a boat. From the camping jetties you can fish all night long. During the day, due to boats and activities, this is not possible. But you have many fishing areas near the campsite. English carp fishing or blow This type of fishing is also done from the shore, but in this case a buoy is used. The fisherman always remains attentive to the fishing rod and constant fishing is very important. Mequinenza is an ideal place for this practice.